Curtin

American  

[kur-tin] / ˈkɜr tɪn /

noun

1. John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.

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Curtin British  

/ ˈkɜːtɪn /

noun

1. John Joseph. 1885–1945, Australian statesman; prime minister of Australia (1941–45)

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Example Sentences

Messrs. Curtin and Burgess implicate an entire influential field of literature projecting future climate damages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Messrs. Curtin and Burgess show that the method underlying this subfield of economics can’t do what researchers claim it can.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Dingoes are wild, predatory animals and need to be treated with respect, said Bill Bateman, associate professor in the school of molecular and life sciences at Curtin University.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

New research from Curtin University offers the clearest scientific support so far that people, rather than glaciers, carried Stonehenge's well known bluestones to the ancient monument.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Andrew G. Curtin, whose fame became widespread during the dark days of the rebellion that followed, as the "War Governor of Pennsylvania."

From The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, by Pinkerton, Allan